Two UMD courses will have free online textbook access in the fall
BSCI201 and 202 will use a free, open-source textbook.
UMD’s Giving Day raised more than $1.2 million for colleges, departments, student orgs
The behavioral and social sciences college received the most money.
UMD English instructors frustrated by low wages
Lecturers and senior lecturers are paid by the course instead of having a salary.
A UMD graduate student is running for a Maryland House of Delegates seat
Winnie Obike is running to represent Maryland’s 22nd district.
UMD screens ‘The Shape of Water’ to educate students on disabilities
The movie’s protagonist is non-verbal and has a disability, but she was played by an abled actress.
Maryland Discourse hosts panel, author to talk about post-9/11 discrimination
The panelists discussed their experiences on the campus and around the country.
New program studying 100 years of military women to begin in fall 2016
The program will highlight the achievements of military women throughout history.
UMD SGA annual omnibus meeting creates two new committees, alters executive branch
This year’s changes are aimed to increase efficiency and improve internal communication within the SGA.
A UMD student wrote a bill mandating education on organ donation
Maryland’s public schools are not mandated to provide organ donation education.
Wallace Loh got to meet Wayne Gretzky, his go-to source for leadership quotes
“Skate to where the puck is going,” Gretzky (and Loh) advise, “not where it has been.”